The college apparently through out a valuable Leger. “Travelers Insurance has already paid approximately $3 million to the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, though the company continues to investigate the painting’s disappearance and has offered a $100,000 reward for its return.”
Tag: 08.28.08
A Win For Internet Video Carriers
“A U.S. judge has thrown out a copyright infringement case against Veoh Networks Inc, an Internet video start-up with high-profile Hollywood backers, ruling that video-sharing companies are not solely responsible for policing piracy that may take place on their sites.”
Pierre Boulez On Conducting
“What I do is not spectacular, but I am doing a lot of things. They may be small movements, but they are directed exactly to the musician who needs them. And in performance, the force is always more because of the excitement of the concert. You have to impose your will – not with a hammer, but you have to be able to convince people of your point of view.”
Ah, Those Loveable Hitmen…
“What is it about hitmen? (And apologies to all you feminist hitwomen out there, but “hitperson” lacks that je ne sais quoi, so I’m sticking to the masculine form.) They’re all over the bloody place – and, pace Tom Cruise in Collateral, they’re hardly ever villains.”
Edinburgh’s Gloomy Festival
“Gaiety was in shorter supply than usual at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. It was as if pessimism at the end of the new Labour boom, stasis in Iraq and the rise of those old monsters, Russia and the Tory party, had filtered existential panic back on to the stage.”
Nation Of Dance – Britons Dancing Like Never Before
“We may be bombarded with depressing news about the recession, housing crisis, credit crunch. Yet step inside any community hall in Britain and, judging by the sea of smiling faces you’re likely to meet, you would think that times had never been so good. Everyone, it seems, is dancing.”
Why Japanese Curators Haven’t Made Their Mark On The World
“In the last two decades, Japan’s visual artists have become as prominent as its scientists, and its designers as respected as its businessmen. But local curatorial talents have never stood out on the world stage.”
Texas Ballet Has Only Two Weeks To Raise Money
“In an effort to convey a heightened sense of urgency in its eleventh-hour fundraising drive, officials of Texas Ballet Theater told an emergency meeting of the board of trustees Tuesday that the ballet must still raise $1.4 million in the next two weeks or face the likelihood of declaring bankruptcy and closing its doors.”
Is Rock Hall Moving To New York?
Some have wondered after the museum announced it would open a New York annex. But the museum’s president says emphatically no. “Cleveland didn’t create this and a lot of folks in this region forget that. They think that we had this idea one day and decided we’d build it. We have a license with New York and that was something that was negotiated over a period of time.”
Iraq’s Top Archaeologist: Looting Of Artifacts Is Over
“Professional looting has ended, although just like anywhere in the world there may be some occasional digging by children. Religious leaders have issued fatwas against damaging our heritage. Guards with proper facilities are protecting sites. Iraqi archaeologists have resumed excavating, which means the sites are better monitored.”